Berkeley author Rachel Sarah reads from her new book, "Girl Warriors." She interviewed 25 climate activists under age 25 to show how they’re fighting for their futures.

Kim Shuck was the San Francisco's poet laureate from 2017 to 2021. She reads from her new collection "Exile Heart."

San Francisco author Stephanie Wildman reads from her book, "Privilege Revealed." It's about systems of privilege in our society and it was updated and reissued this year.

San Francisco author Annalee Newitz reads from their new book, "Four Lost Cities." It’s about archeological discoveries that reveal why people abandoned ancient cities long ago.

Bay Area author Mike Chen reads from his new book, We Could Be Heroes. It’s about a superhero and a super villain who accidentally discover each other's secret identities and decide they work better as partners.

San Francisco Author Jennifer Worley reads from her new book "Neon Girls." It's about her time as an exotic dancer at the Lusty Lady theater.

San Francisco author Leticia Hernández-Linares reads from her new book "Alejandria Fights Back/La Lucha de Alejandria." It’s about a young girl who fights against displacement and gentrification.

San Francisco author Claire Light writes as Jadie Jang. Her new book is "Monkey Around." It's a supernatural murder mystery that takes place in the Bay Area’s activist scene, full of monsters from non-Western mythologies pretending to be human.

Mill Valley author Christine Peck reads from the children’s book she co-authored, "Too Many Bubbles." It's about how persistent thoughts overtake Izzy’s day and how she overcomes them.

East Bay author Allison Larkin reads from her new book, Also “The People We Keep.” It’s about a 16-year-old folk singer named April who’s growing up in a motorless motorhome in a dead-end town until she steals a car and hits the road.